Gunmen in Jordan have carried out a series of attacks in the historic town of Karak, killing 9 people including a Canadian tourist and 5 police. The gunmen also opened fire at the ancient crusader castle that dominates the town.
Armed men in Syria have set fire to buses that were about to evacuate people from an area of government control that’s besieged by rebels. The planned evacuation was part of a wider process that was to include the simultaneous movement of thousands of people
